30th anniversary of the Beirut embassy bombing

April 17, 2013

63 were killed in the bombing of the US Embassy in Beirut.

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American Marines stand guard in front of the ruins of the American embassy, Beirut, 1983. The building was heavily damaged as a result of a suicide bombing on April 18, 1983, that killed more than 60 people and injured more than 100 more.

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American Marines stand guard in front of the ruins of the American embassy, Beirut, 1983. The building was heavily damaged as a result of a suicide bombing on April 18, 1983, that killed more than 60 people and injured more than 100 more.